Social Basis of the Female Question

Alexandra Kollontai's The Social Basis of the Female Question analyzes the socioeconomic roots of women's oppression and argues that genuine emancipation requires linking the feminist struggle to working-class movements.

Written in 1909, the book critiques bourgeois feminism and situates women's liberation within transformations in labor, family, and social relations.

This edition is noted for a new English translation by Elise Hendrick and an introduction that situates Kollontai's arguments for contemporary readers.

Kollontai, a leading early Marxist feminist and later Soviet diplomat, combines theoretical analysis with practical proposals for social change.

The work remains influential for activists and scholars exploring the intersection of gender and class politics.